AP HuG Unit 1 Vocabulary

An area defined by official

boundaries, that is created on

the basis of one or more

shared characteristics.

A map projection that depicts the size

of land masses accurately and is best

used for illustrating spatial

distribution. The shape of land masses

is distorted, especially near the poles.

Humanistic data that is not

represented as a statistic and is

collected through means such

as interviews, surveys, or

observation.

The distance east or west of

the Prime Meridian (imaginary

line that runs from pole to pole

through Greenwich, England,

which marks 0 degrees).

A map projection used primarily

for navigation that accurately

depicts direction and the shape of

land masses near the equator. The

size of land masses is distorted.

A descriptor for when there

is a high level of density and

a low level of distribution of

data.

Where something is located

relative to its surrounding

features.

A map that shows the specific

location and distribution of

something using dots. Each dot

represents a specific quantity.

How often or how much

something occurs within a

space.

A map projection most commonly

used for education or display

purposes that has no glaring

distortion but area, shape, size, and

direction are all slightly distorted.